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Ilia Sharin 27cad8128d docs: expand final 3 Tier 3 articles + update all README indexes 
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- gadgets.md: 403→804 lines — 5 antipatterns, GadTools→BOOPSI migration,
  form cookbook, historical timeline, modern analogies, 6 FAQ
- screens.md: 582→992 lines — decision guide, 5 antipatterns, screen
  flipping/borderless/PAL-NTSC cookbooks, historical comparison, 7 FAQ
- custom_loaders_and_drm.md: 152→500 lines — bootblock structure,
  6 DRM systems, 5 antipatterns, trackloader cookbook, cracking scene
  history, modern analogies, 7 FAQ

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Devices — Overview

Amiga devices are shared libraries with an exec I/O request interface. They provide standardised access to hardware peripherals via OpenDevice/CloseDevice and DoIO/SendIO patterns.

Section Index

File Description
trackdisk.md Floppy disk DMA: MFM encoding, track format, disk geometry, track caching, direct HW access, 16-command reference, antipatterns, FPGA/MiSTer impact, 6 FAQ
scsi.md Hard disk/CD-ROM I/O: per-model interfaces, Gayle bandwidth limits, native vs vendor drivers, HD_SCSICMD, CD-ROM commands, TD64/NSD 64-bit
serial.md UART/RS-232: CIA registers, baud rate calculation, serial debugging (KPrintF)
parallel.md Centronics parallel port: CIA-A Port B mapping, hardware pinout, direct register access
timer.md Virtualised timing service: named antipatterns, use-case cookbook (blocking delay, UI timeout, game frame sync, audio refill, benchmarking, system time), decision flowchart, FPGA/MiSTer impact, 1985 competitive landscape, modern analogies, FAQ
audio.md 4-channel DMA audio: Paula architecture, DMA slot budget, named antipatterns, use-case cookbook, decision flowchart (audio.device vs direct HW), FPGA/MiSTer impact, cross-platform comparison
keyboard.md CIA-A serial handshake, raw key codes, key matrix, reset sequence, FPGA protocol notes
gameport.md Joystick/mouse port: quadrature decoding, XOR state, fire buttons, controller types
input.md Input handler chain: priority dispatch, event classes, key remapping, Commodities Exchange
console.md Text terminal I/O: ANSI escape sequences, cursor/color control, raw key events, CON:/RAW: handlers, decision guide, TUI/progress bar cookbooks, antipatterns, pitfalls, 6 FAQ